Dish-mop.



H. E. STROBHART.

' DISH MOP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPLB. \9 I5. RENEWED OCT. 20. l9l1- Patented May 21, 1918.

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HELEN n. srnonrmn'r, OFGHIGAGO, ILLINOIS.

DISH-MOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Refilling of application Serial No. 789,590, filed September 13, 1913. This application filed. September 8, 1915,

- I Serial No. 49,619. Renewed October 20, 1917. Serial No. 197,737.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HELEN E. STROBHART, a citizen. of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dish-Mops; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this'specification.

My invention relates to dish mops and has for its object to provide a mop having a mop head of soft readily bendable material, so as to be readily thrown back over its handle out of its normal operative position, and to provide as will be hereinafter fully described a soap container so constructed and arranged as to be enveloped within the said mop head when the same is in its normal operative position, the said soap container being readily applied and removed from the mop head end of the mop handle, all of which will be first fully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in section, of an ordinary dish mop having the soap holding bag in position.

Fig. 2 is an elevation illustrating the mop head thrown back over its handle to expose the soap bag for ready manipulation thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the soap bag. 7 y

The mop head, or mop proper, consists of suitable fibers M secured to the handle H by binding cords B and C. The construction so far described is that of an ordinary commercial dish mop. As thus constructed there is normally a vacant space in the center of the mop head below the lower end of the handle. It is in this vacant space that I secure my soap container, and for convenience in applying and securing it I form a small groove G in the lower end of the handle below the cord C and so that the handle will terminate in a head D.

The soap container E is in the form of a bag preferably made of soft and stretchable fabric similar to that ordinarily used in making underwear. The mouth of the bag is secured by sewing it to a metal ring R of spring brass or other suitable noi'i-rusting material. The two ends of the wire Which form the ring R terminate in loops L which may be shifted with respect to each other in the same manner as the knobs commonly used on a purse for holding it closed yet permit ting it to be readily opened. As shown in Fig. 3, the ring is in its locked position with the mouth of the bag at its smallest degree of opening. This is the condition of the bag when it is secured in position inside of the mop head. The diameter of the mouth of the bag in its locked position is such that the ring fits snugly in the groove G, and is smaller in diameter than the bead D. By manually moving the upper loop L (Fig. 3) downward, and the lower loop upward, these loops may be made to clear each other so that the ring B may be expanded suflicientl y to pass over the bead D. As soon as this is done the loops may be manually restored to the position shown in Fig. 8, in which condition the bag will be securely locked in place as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. By a reverse process the bag may be removed for filling with soap.

A soap container so constructed and held does not interfere in any way with the use of the mop, Whether or not soap be contained therein. Also, a bag so constructed is adapted to receive and utilize small pieces of soap which would be otherwise wasted, and

. a body of soap which is more or less softened by contact with hot water is not wasted as in outside soap dishes but is retained within the bag. Furthermore, having the soap supply located within the mop head it is applied to dish washing in the most efficient manner.

l/Vhat I claim is A mop of the character described including a mop head of soft readily bendable material so as to be readily thrown back over its handle out of its normal operative position, a handle having a groove for the reception of said mop head, the mop head end of said handle being solid and imperforate and provided with an enlargement and with a groove below the point at which the mop head is secured to the handle, a bag and a spring ring secured therein around the mouth thereof adapted to be passed over the said enlargement on the end of the handle to be received in the last mentioned Patentedllltaywhlwld. i

groove and to be enveloped Within the said In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 1113p heachhthe said spring1 ring being proin ,presenee of two witnesses.

vi ed Wit interlockin 00 as for read 1 r manipulation thereof an il rem oval from thi; HELEN SFL'OLHANI' said handle When the mop head is thrown Witnesses: back over the handle out of its normal oper- L. C. WEISS, ative position. W. A. NIcoL.

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